shèng HSK6

sage, holy

  • edit character rejected — "to dig" by Hsmq
    Hint
    Simplified form of 聖. Depicts listening (耳) to what is spoken (口). 𡈼 represents the sound. Depicts a hand (又) digging a lump of dirt (土). But, now 圣 is used as simplified form of 聖.
    Original meaning
    to dig
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: Shorthand for the 耳 component in the traditional character 聖. Depicts a hand.
      • type: simplified iconic
    • Iconic
      • hint: Shorthand for the 𡈼 component in the traditional character 聖. Depicts a lump of dirt.
      • type: simplified iconic

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components

    edit character by Hsmq

    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "No, that's only for if this graph is pronounced as "kū". Otherwise, I would make a new definition for this."

  • edit character approved — "add alternate origin" by Peter Olson
    Historical pronunciations
      • pinyin: shèng
      • middleChinese: syengH kʰuət̚
      • oldChinese: *l̥eŋ-s *kʰuːd
      • gloss: sage (n.) to dig
    Sources

    Changed: sources, pronunciations

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved — "add old pronunciation" by Peter Olson
    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *l̥eŋ-s MC: syengH

    Changed: pronunciations

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved — "reconfigure" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Simplified form of 聖. Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 呈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 聖. Depicts listening (耳) to what is spoken (口). 𡈼 represents the sound.
    Components
    • Simplified
      • hint: Shorthand for the 呈 component in the traditional character 聖. Shorthand for the 𡈼 component in the traditional character 聖.

    Changed: hint, components

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Sources

    Changed: gloss, verified, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson